Students in government-funded school meal programs at higher risk of being overweight

(Virginia Tech) Government-funded school meals are putting financially vulnerable children at risk of being overweight, a Virginia Tech researcher has found.As many of the millions of kids who eat government-funded breakfasts or lunches head back to school this fall, most of them will participate in meal programs that may be part of the cause of the nation-wide obesity epidemic.

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